A year on from the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana, the Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, has announced a special memorial service will be held in November. This event will take the place of the full force funeral, which the Met was unable to hold due to COVID restrictions.

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On Friday, 25 September 2020, Sergeant Ratana, a 54-year-old custody sergeant, was on duty at the Met’s Custody Centre in Windmill Lane, Croydon when he was fatally shot. A man has been charged with his murder.

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